Lady&#39;s halter



Sept. 23, 1952 F. H. ENGELMAN LADY'S HALTER Filed Dec. 1, 1951 INVENTOR. 7 [had Al Kaye/2228222 BY r I ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 23, 1952 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in ladies garments, and more especially to ladies halters which can be worn with either side separately exposed to view, inasmuch as my novel halters do not have obverse and reverse sides but, in effect, two obverse sides.

An object of my invention is to provide an inexpensive ladys halter which can be worn on either side, preferably having difierent appearances on each side, i. e., two dififerent solid c01- ors, or a solid color on one side and a design on the other, or different designs on each side, it being understood that the actual fabric, as distinguished from the design or lack thereof, may be the same or different on each side.

A further object of this invention is to provide a truly obverse-obverse ladys halter, which will be not only inexpensive by reason of the aforesaid dual functionality but also because of the eflicient way in which the garment is cut and assembled, giving a minimum of scrap fabric and requiring a minimum of simple operations for assembling.

Other objects will become apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof and in which like characters represent like parts.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of my invention, a part of one side being bent forward in order to expose part of the other side; and

Fig. 2 is a cross-section, taken along the line 2 -'2 of Fig. 1, and showing the shirring means.

My novel halter I has a collar portion 2 and a breast portion 3, united by suitable piping material 4 and of the proper size and configuration to be used by most girls and women. For very large or very small females, the size and configuration may be varied accordingly. It will be found, however, that only a few sizes of my novel halter will accommodate practically all requirements.

The fabric and design on the front 5 and rear 6 sides (as shown) are different, but, as aforesaid it is only required that the designs and/or colors be different. Suitable decorative features, such as the button 1, may be employed, if desired.

The central portions of the front 5 and rear 6' sides of the breast portions 3 are united by shirring means 8, preferably conventional elastic dressmaker material. It is essential that the shirring means 8, whether it be flexible as shown or not, be united to the back part of the front 5 and front part of the back 6, in such a way that after the sides are joined by the piping 4, none of the shirring means is exposed to view, regardless of which side the halter is exposed to view during use. This is exemplified in Fig. 2, which shows continuous shirring means 8, i. e., the halter l is united by one piece of elastic 8. If desired, one piece of elastic 8 may be used to join the back of the front 5 and one piece for the front of the back 6 and the two breast portions can then be assembled.

While my invention has been described in detail as to construction and arrangement of parts, it is understood that some modifications may be made without departing from my invention, and hence no limitations are intended other than those imposed by the scope of the appended claims construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

I claim:

1. A ladys halter comprising two superimposed fabrics, said fabrics comprising front and rear sides, said fabrics having spaced breast pockets, said fabrics differing from one another in nature of material or color thereof, shirring means disposed between said fabrics centrally and vertically on the inner sides of said fabrics, and piping means uniting the outer edges of said fabrics.

2. A ladys halter comprising a collar portion, two superimposed fabrics sewed on to said collar portion, said fabrics comprising front and'rear sides, each of said fabrics having spaced breast pockets, said fabrics differing from one another in nature of material or color thereof, shirring means disposed between said fabrics centrally and vertically on the inner sides of said fabrics, and piping means uniting theouter edges of said collar and said fabrics.

3. A ladys halter as in claim 2' wherein the shirring means are continuous.

4. A ladys halter as in claim 2 wherein the shirring means are elastic.

5. A ladys halter as in claim 2 wherein the shirring means are continuous and elastic.

FRED H. ENGELMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,418,347 Haag Apr. 1, 1947 2,484,467 Schacht Oct. 11, 1949 2,486,836 Garson Nov. 1, 1949 2,542,881 Ries Feb. 20, 1951 2,568,175 Ullrich Sept. 18, 1851 

